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New essay for @TheFP on searching for God in Silicon Valley.
"They are building something that has brought them, unexpectedly, to the edge of where He would be."
Avital Balwit
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Avital Balwit
@AvitalBalwit
Chief of Staff @anthropicai
- Getting a wife is very powerful because you get a personal psychic that will tell you things like “your keys are in the gray pants in the hamper” and “he will ultimately betray you.”
- Always am!Anthropic Chief of staff is feeling the AGI
- Ladies, has your Christmas vacation been ruined by the Deepseek launch? You may be entitled to compensation.
- Humans are remarkably adaptable. We foraged and farmed, we built factories and spaceships, we wrote prayers, plays, poems, novels, and code. And now? Now we created this.
- Amazing to see @dwarkesh_sp fill a room with 100+ people for a history lecture. They were bringing out more chairs. Truly a public service to make this city think about something other than AI and B2B SaaS for a night. Come catch the last one on Friday!Replying to @dwarkesh_spNovember 1: Lecture 3 - India and the Intervening Powers eventbrite.com/e/sarah-paine-…
- Wrote down everything I'd say on mentorship calls so I can feel less bad about not doing all the mentorship calls:
- I cannot recommend Situational Awareness strongly enough. This is the best essay for understanding what’s coming in AI. It was an honor to help with it.Replying to @leopoldasch
- Glad my favorite company talk is finally public! Hopeful and inspiring essay from Dario. It was a joy to help with.Machines of Loving Grace: my essay on how AI could transform the world for the better darioamodei.com/machines-of-lo…
- How I Use Claude I now use Claude many times every day, both in my work and personal life. I think most people aren’t using the models nearly enough yet. Here’s how to start.
- Replying to @AvitalBalwitI wrote an essay with @tylercowen on AI, demoralization, and how to prepare your children for the world to come:
- They wouldn’t name AGI Sonnet 3.99 (new), would they?
- I’m excited to finally share this piece on happiness and meaning post-work.Replying to @palladiummagAvital argues that without material necessity or scarcity as motivations, we will still find plenty of reason to do things out of joy and the desire to relate to others, "savoring the doing even without excellence."
